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Watson Coleman: most of the fuel we consume, I think over 60 percent, is gasoline. But the issue is dependence. Our concern is not just…

On the recordJune 12, 2007
most of the fuel we consume, I think over 60 percent, is gasoline. But the issue is dependence. Our concern is not just about gas. It is about oil, oil dependence. So we push a little further on the large issue. I certainly agree with my distinguished colleague from Mexico that gasoline is a major part of what we are consuming.
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Watson Coleman
New Jersey

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Discussing fuel consumption and oil dependence.

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